1 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:06,160 Speaker 1: Hi, get everybody. I'm Dan Horde and thanks for downloading 2 00:00:06,200 --> 00:00:14,239 Speaker 1: the Bengals Booth Podcast. The alleed addition as the O 3 00:00:14,400 --> 00:00:17,000 Speaker 1: and two Bengals head to New York badly in need 4 00:00:17,040 --> 00:00:19,439 Speaker 1: of a victory if they face the one and one 5 00:00:19,560 --> 00:00:22,600 Speaker 1: New York Jets. Coming up, I'll be joined by Ian 6 00:00:22,680 --> 00:00:26,360 Speaker 1: Eagle from CBS Sports, who called that wild season opener 7 00:00:26,400 --> 00:00:28,840 Speaker 1: against the Steelers and will be in the booth this 8 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:32,960 Speaker 1: Sunday in the Meadowlands. Running Back samaj p Rhin joins 9 00:00:32,960 --> 00:00:35,760 Speaker 1: me to discuss something he did against the Cowboys last 10 00:00:35,760 --> 00:00:39,640 Speaker 1: week that wowed coaches and teammates. I'll discuss the Bengals 11 00:00:39,680 --> 00:00:42,919 Speaker 1: offensive line issues with Dave Lapham and finally, it's our 12 00:00:43,040 --> 00:00:45,680 Speaker 1: no the Faux segment as we visit with Rich Samini, 13 00:00:45,880 --> 00:00:49,640 Speaker 1: who covers the Jets for ESPN. The Bengals Booth Podcast 14 00:00:49,720 --> 00:00:54,280 Speaker 1: is presented by Alta Fiber future proof fiber Internet capable 15 00:00:54,360 --> 00:00:58,240 Speaker 1: of delivering multi gigabit speeds designed to take your home, 16 00:00:58,320 --> 00:01:02,160 Speaker 1: business and community to a level. Elevate your connection with 17 00:01:02,280 --> 00:01:05,120 Speaker 1: all to Fiber. Now. Here's a quick reminder that you 18 00:01:05,160 --> 00:01:07,880 Speaker 1: can have the latest edition of this podcast delivered right 19 00:01:07,920 --> 00:01:11,360 Speaker 1: to your phone, tablet, or computer by subscribing wherever you 20 00:01:11,400 --> 00:01:15,880 Speaker 1: get your podcasts. It's the greatest thing since the Rule 21 00:01:16,240 --> 00:01:20,440 Speaker 1: of three. I love grilling, and I was recently introduced 22 00:01:20,440 --> 00:01:24,560 Speaker 1: to the rule of three. When grilling steak. First, set 23 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:27,480 Speaker 1: up a two zone cooking system where one side of 24 00:01:27,480 --> 00:01:30,559 Speaker 1: your grill has direct heat and the other side has 25 00:01:30,720 --> 00:01:33,720 Speaker 1: indirect heat. If you're cooking with charcoal, that means you 26 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:36,720 Speaker 1: pile all the charcoal on one side. If you're cooking 27 00:01:36,760 --> 00:01:39,640 Speaker 1: with gas, one set of burners will be on medium 28 00:01:39,720 --> 00:01:43,000 Speaker 1: high and the other will be on low. Here's where 29 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:45,800 Speaker 1: the rule of three comes in. You cook the steak 30 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:49,200 Speaker 1: over direct heat for three minutes, then flip it over 31 00:01:49,240 --> 00:01:52,000 Speaker 1: and cook the other side over direct heat for three 32 00:01:52,040 --> 00:01:55,760 Speaker 1: more minutes. That gives the steak a great seer. Then 33 00:01:56,280 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 1: follow the same formula over indirect heat three minutes on 34 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:03,280 Speaker 1: one side and three on the other. Remove the stake 35 00:02:03,320 --> 00:02:06,000 Speaker 1: from the grill, let it rest for five minutes, and 36 00:02:06,080 --> 00:02:11,040 Speaker 1: the result is juicy, mouthwatering perfection. But don't take it 37 00:02:11,080 --> 00:02:16,519 Speaker 1: from me, try it yourself with the rule of three. Now, 38 00:02:17,040 --> 00:02:20,400 Speaker 1: let's look ahead to Sunday's game against the Jets, beginning 39 00:02:20,560 --> 00:02:24,799 Speaker 1: with one of my favorite broadcasters. He called the Bengal 40 00:02:24,880 --> 00:02:26,800 Speaker 1: season opener, and he will be back in the booth 41 00:02:26,840 --> 00:02:30,360 Speaker 1: for CBS this Sunday. My pal I an Eagle, So 42 00:02:30,440 --> 00:02:34,040 Speaker 1: that season opening game was a broadcaster's dream, although Bengals 43 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:37,560 Speaker 1: fans obviously did not like the finish. You had a 44 00:02:37,600 --> 00:02:42,000 Speaker 1: classic what is happening here call in overtime on a 45 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:44,679 Speaker 1: missed Steelers field goal. But ian was that one of 46 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:47,880 Speaker 1: the wackier final stretches of a game you've had in 47 00:02:47,919 --> 00:02:50,760 Speaker 1: a while. Dan, I've been doing this a long time now, 48 00:02:50,760 --> 00:02:54,000 Speaker 1: It's twenty five years at CBS, and I don't know 49 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:57,040 Speaker 1: if I could come up with another roller coaster Rye 50 00:02:57,080 --> 00:02:59,919 Speaker 1: type of finish. I've had game winners, I've at Hail Mary, 51 00:03:00,320 --> 00:03:04,800 Speaker 1: I've had flea flickers, But the sequence of events that 52 00:03:04,919 --> 00:03:08,800 Speaker 1: led to where we ultimately got to, I'm not sure 53 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:12,960 Speaker 1: anybody could have possibly imagined it. It's rare that long 54 00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:18,040 Speaker 1: snappers become parts of the narrative and the conversation, and 55 00:03:18,080 --> 00:03:21,800 Speaker 1: we realized very much in the moment that this could 56 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:24,280 Speaker 1: play a big role in the final and it did 57 00:03:24,919 --> 00:03:29,960 Speaker 1: for Cincinnati. Obviously, that's a heartbreaking loss, but from a 58 00:03:30,040 --> 00:03:33,760 Speaker 1: broadcasters point of view, it had just about everything that 59 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:38,280 Speaker 1: you look for in these Week one mysteries because that's 60 00:03:38,320 --> 00:03:41,280 Speaker 1: what it feels like every year in the NFL, and 61 00:03:41,440 --> 00:03:44,880 Speaker 1: we will never take the long snapper for granted. Again, 62 00:03:45,520 --> 00:03:48,280 Speaker 1: let's talk about the Bengals. Through two games, they've surrendered 63 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:52,480 Speaker 1: thirteen sacks. They obviously addressed the offensive line in the offseason. 64 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:55,720 Speaker 1: Do you consider that to still be the biggest question mark. 65 00:03:56,280 --> 00:03:58,320 Speaker 1: I think it was the biggest question mark coming into 66 00:03:58,360 --> 00:04:01,720 Speaker 1: the season. Clearly it's still an issue. I wouldn't pin 67 00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:06,080 Speaker 1: everything on the offensive line. I think when you break 68 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:08,720 Speaker 1: things down and try to figure out how to make 69 00:04:08,720 --> 00:04:12,800 Speaker 1: it better, it's a lot of different parts. Running game 70 00:04:12,880 --> 00:04:16,599 Speaker 1: has to be better. I think there's probably a way 71 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:21,560 Speaker 1: to create a bit more in play action and movement 72 00:04:22,680 --> 00:04:27,040 Speaker 1: in trying to put Burrow in positions where it's not 73 00:04:27,160 --> 00:04:31,520 Speaker 1: all on his shoulders at all times and they're going 74 00:04:31,560 --> 00:04:34,000 Speaker 1: to get there. There's too much talent, there's too much 75 00:04:34,080 --> 00:04:37,240 Speaker 1: belief in that locker room, there's too much shared success 76 00:04:37,600 --> 00:04:40,920 Speaker 1: from last year for it to completely evaporate. But what 77 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:43,800 Speaker 1: ends up happening is every year in the NFL you 78 00:04:43,920 --> 00:04:49,400 Speaker 1: get this very strong reminder it's hard to win. It's 79 00:04:49,440 --> 00:04:52,720 Speaker 1: hard to win games, and when you have it rolling 80 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:57,440 Speaker 1: like the Bengals did last season. It's hard to imagine 81 00:04:58,000 --> 00:05:03,000 Speaker 1: not seeing things go smooth and having everything work out 82 00:05:03,040 --> 00:05:06,520 Speaker 1: the way that you think it's supposed to. This is 83 00:05:06,680 --> 00:05:09,520 Speaker 1: a league where you enjoy success, but you also have 84 00:05:09,560 --> 00:05:12,919 Speaker 1: to deal with adversity, and the Bengals right now they're 85 00:05:12,960 --> 00:05:15,320 Speaker 1: in the second part of that equation. They're trying to 86 00:05:15,320 --> 00:05:18,440 Speaker 1: figure out how to bounce back from these adverse results. 87 00:05:19,200 --> 00:05:21,080 Speaker 1: There's no such thing as a must win game in 88 00:05:21,120 --> 00:05:25,280 Speaker 1: Week three, but there are critical games, particularly after an 89 00:05:25,279 --> 00:05:27,920 Speaker 1: O and two start. How critical is this game for 90 00:05:27,920 --> 00:05:30,720 Speaker 1: Cincinnati in your opinion, Well, you just look at the numbers, Dan, 91 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:34,600 Speaker 1: and over the course of NFL history since the merger, 92 00:05:34,640 --> 00:05:37,479 Speaker 1: if you start O and three, you have a two 93 00:05:37,560 --> 00:05:41,599 Speaker 1: point five percent chance of making the playoffs. Can it 94 00:05:41,680 --> 00:05:47,480 Speaker 1: happen yes? Does it happen often? No? So you need 95 00:05:47,560 --> 00:05:51,520 Speaker 1: to win. You need to get that feeling back a 96 00:05:51,920 --> 00:05:54,320 Speaker 1: just for your own locker room and for the guys 97 00:05:54,839 --> 00:05:59,440 Speaker 1: and the staff to experience it. And then secondly, the 98 00:05:59,440 --> 00:06:03,600 Speaker 1: mathematic the stats don't lie. You put yourself in an 99 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:06,200 Speaker 1: O and three hole, it's going to be very difficult 100 00:06:06,279 --> 00:06:10,280 Speaker 1: to climb out of this division. Still very much up 101 00:06:10,320 --> 00:06:13,560 Speaker 1: in the air, Pittsburgh trying to figure things out. Cleveland 102 00:06:14,279 --> 00:06:16,919 Speaker 1: clearly has dealt with a great deal of drama, coming 103 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:21,800 Speaker 1: off among the worst losses I've ever seen in Week two, 104 00:06:21,920 --> 00:06:27,479 Speaker 1: and Baltimore, a team whose identity was very much entrenched 105 00:06:27,480 --> 00:06:32,320 Speaker 1: in our brains as NFL observers, now redefining who they 106 00:06:32,320 --> 00:06:35,200 Speaker 1: are just a little bit. So. The division's up for grabs. 107 00:06:35,400 --> 00:06:37,240 Speaker 1: You got to win football games to be part of 108 00:06:37,240 --> 00:06:40,200 Speaker 1: the mix. We're chatting with I an Eagle. Let's talk 109 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:42,440 Speaker 1: about the Jets. The Jets were the team that handed 110 00:06:42,480 --> 00:06:46,839 Speaker 1: Cleveland that unbelievable loss last week, scoring fourteen points in 111 00:06:46,880 --> 00:06:49,120 Speaker 1: the last minute and a half. They only won four 112 00:06:49,160 --> 00:06:51,680 Speaker 1: games last year. They're one and one this year. Joe 113 00:06:51,680 --> 00:06:54,560 Speaker 1: Flacco is playing better. What stands out to you about 114 00:06:54,600 --> 00:06:58,320 Speaker 1: the Jets through two games an injection of youth more 115 00:06:58,360 --> 00:07:02,159 Speaker 1: than anything else. They desperately needed an impact draft class, 116 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:06,440 Speaker 1: and they've gotten it with Wilson who emerged last week. 117 00:07:06,560 --> 00:07:09,920 Speaker 1: And certainly they're Ohio fans that are very familiar with 118 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:13,480 Speaker 1: his work with Sauce Gardner, who you know quite well, 119 00:07:13,800 --> 00:07:18,280 Speaker 1: and Cincinnati fans know quite well. They just needed legit 120 00:07:18,720 --> 00:07:22,720 Speaker 1: talent guys that step onto that field and you know 121 00:07:23,320 --> 00:07:26,600 Speaker 1: on first glance that they're going to actually be good 122 00:07:26,640 --> 00:07:29,480 Speaker 1: pros that you don't have to worry about what they're 123 00:07:29,520 --> 00:07:31,760 Speaker 1: going to be in the next five to seven years. 124 00:07:32,680 --> 00:07:36,600 Speaker 1: Bruce Hall, same deal. Really talented running back out of 125 00:07:36,640 --> 00:07:40,320 Speaker 1: Iowa State who was highly productive, and you're seeing that 126 00:07:40,840 --> 00:07:46,440 Speaker 1: at this level. His subtle movement, his burst, his abilities 127 00:07:47,040 --> 00:07:50,840 Speaker 1: in both running the football and catching the ball. That's apparent. 128 00:07:51,520 --> 00:07:55,200 Speaker 1: They desperately needed young players to step forward, and they've 129 00:07:55,200 --> 00:07:58,280 Speaker 1: gotten it in the first two weeks. They're seeing results. 130 00:07:58,960 --> 00:08:00,800 Speaker 1: They know they're a better team than they were a 131 00:08:00,880 --> 00:08:03,520 Speaker 1: year ago, but it's hard to evaluate them until Zach 132 00:08:03,560 --> 00:08:08,120 Speaker 1: Wilson's under center and until their franchise quarterback is gaining 133 00:08:08,120 --> 00:08:11,720 Speaker 1: the necessary experience. Just like Bengals fans needed to see 134 00:08:11,720 --> 00:08:14,800 Speaker 1: it with Joe Burrow, Jets fans need to see it 135 00:08:14,840 --> 00:08:17,960 Speaker 1: with Zach Wilson. The injured right knee suffered on the 136 00:08:18,000 --> 00:08:22,880 Speaker 1: second possession of the preseason. That's curtailed the timetable a bit, 137 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:26,680 Speaker 1: but that's why Joe Flacco was brought in. Veteran presence, 138 00:08:27,200 --> 00:08:31,320 Speaker 1: been through everything, experienced and can still throw the football 139 00:08:31,320 --> 00:08:34,000 Speaker 1: around a little bit. That was a huge win for 140 00:08:34,120 --> 00:08:36,800 Speaker 1: their team, the question can they back it up and 141 00:08:36,920 --> 00:08:41,400 Speaker 1: sustain success? That's tough to do in this league. You 142 00:08:41,520 --> 00:08:44,079 Speaker 1: typically visit with some players and coaches before you call 143 00:08:44,120 --> 00:08:46,680 Speaker 1: a Bengals game. Is there anybody in particular on the 144 00:08:46,760 --> 00:08:49,040 Speaker 1: roster on the coaching staff that you look forward to 145 00:08:49,080 --> 00:08:52,920 Speaker 1: talking to? Yeah, I gotta tell you. Jamar Chase in 146 00:08:53,160 --> 00:08:56,400 Speaker 1: just one year has come a very long way. When 147 00:08:56,400 --> 00:08:58,920 Speaker 1: we sat down with them as rookie season, I think 148 00:08:59,080 --> 00:09:01,959 Speaker 1: there was still the feeling out process. A he didn't 149 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:05,200 Speaker 1: know quite the success level that he was going to have, 150 00:09:05,440 --> 00:09:10,160 Speaker 1: so there might be that trepidation of being yourself until 151 00:09:10,200 --> 00:09:13,040 Speaker 1: you have the success to back it up. But this year, 152 00:09:13,120 --> 00:09:16,400 Speaker 1: sitting down with him week one, what a pleasure. Really smart, 153 00:09:17,720 --> 00:09:22,160 Speaker 1: clearly mature, understands what the job is, what it entails. 154 00:09:22,559 --> 00:09:25,120 Speaker 1: I think he is already one of the leaders on 155 00:09:25,160 --> 00:09:27,240 Speaker 1: this team. He's going to emerge as an even bigger 156 00:09:27,360 --> 00:09:30,319 Speaker 1: leader because of his production and because of the way 157 00:09:30,400 --> 00:09:33,920 Speaker 1: that it carries himself. I just think that he's the 158 00:09:33,920 --> 00:09:36,920 Speaker 1: whole package and the Bengals are fortunate to have him, 159 00:09:37,400 --> 00:09:41,040 Speaker 1: and I think he wants to be great, And I 160 00:09:41,160 --> 00:09:44,000 Speaker 1: know that's an assumption in this leak. Everybody wants to 161 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:48,800 Speaker 1: be great, there's another level of dedication that's required to 162 00:09:48,840 --> 00:09:52,200 Speaker 1: be among the best, and I think he happens to 163 00:09:52,240 --> 00:09:56,880 Speaker 1: have that gene and that attribute that's going to put 164 00:09:56,960 --> 00:10:01,160 Speaker 1: him above the rest very well. Put in twenty five 165 00:10:01,240 --> 00:10:04,199 Speaker 1: years of doing this, is there anybody league wide in 166 00:10:04,240 --> 00:10:07,480 Speaker 1: those meetings that stands out as the all time best? 167 00:10:08,600 --> 00:10:11,720 Speaker 1: Peyton Manning was the first player I talked to when 168 00:10:11,720 --> 00:10:14,200 Speaker 1: I got the CBS job. Dan nineteen ninety eight, I 169 00:10:14,240 --> 00:10:17,080 Speaker 1: did his NFL debut. It happened to be my CBS 170 00:10:17,160 --> 00:10:22,120 Speaker 1: debut with Mark May Indianapolis, Miami, Dan Marino the QB 171 00:10:22,360 --> 00:10:25,880 Speaker 1: for the Dolphins, and Peyton Manning making his first NFL start. 172 00:10:25,880 --> 00:10:28,400 Speaker 1: We have our production meeting. First guy we meet with, 173 00:10:28,440 --> 00:10:31,160 Speaker 1: Peyton walks in the room. First of all, he's bigger 174 00:10:31,160 --> 00:10:33,480 Speaker 1: than you think. He walks in the room and you're like, 175 00:10:33,480 --> 00:10:37,960 Speaker 1: oh wow, he's legitimately six foot five. He filled out 176 00:10:38,240 --> 00:10:40,600 Speaker 1: over the course of his career. But he extends his 177 00:10:40,720 --> 00:10:44,200 Speaker 1: hand and says, Hey, Ian I'm Peyton Manning. Nice to 178 00:10:44,200 --> 00:10:47,120 Speaker 1: meet you. So he knows my name. That means that 179 00:10:47,160 --> 00:10:49,240 Speaker 1: he did a little research ahead of time, and there 180 00:10:49,360 --> 00:10:53,600 Speaker 1: was a thoroughness and attention to detail and his answers. 181 00:10:53,720 --> 00:10:57,560 Speaker 1: Even then, I'm filling up my yellow pad. I've got 182 00:10:57,600 --> 00:11:00,400 Speaker 1: ten twelve things that I can use on the podcast. 183 00:11:00,800 --> 00:11:03,559 Speaker 1: And he never disappointed in all those years. He might 184 00:11:03,600 --> 00:11:06,280 Speaker 1: be the only NFL player that called me by my name, 185 00:11:06,320 --> 00:11:08,360 Speaker 1: and it just happened to be the first one in 186 00:11:08,400 --> 00:11:10,679 Speaker 1: twenty five years of doing it. But I think if 187 00:11:10,679 --> 00:11:12,560 Speaker 1: you were going to put a Hall of Fame together 188 00:11:12,679 --> 00:11:16,960 Speaker 1: of production, meeting interviews, Peyton Manning is a first ballot 189 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:20,800 Speaker 1: Hall of Famer. All right, final question for I an Eagle, 190 00:11:20,920 --> 00:11:24,560 Speaker 1: and it's a personal one. Your parents were entertainers. Your 191 00:11:24,640 --> 00:11:26,719 Speaker 1: dad was an actor and a comedian. Your mom was 192 00:11:26,760 --> 00:11:29,920 Speaker 1: a singer. When you are a little kid, at least 193 00:11:29,920 --> 00:11:32,000 Speaker 1: some of the times you are part of their act. 194 00:11:32,600 --> 00:11:35,600 Speaker 1: I want to know how old you were, what the 195 00:11:35,679 --> 00:11:41,920 Speaker 1: costume was, and what the act consisted of, Dan hard hitting. 196 00:11:42,520 --> 00:11:47,720 Speaker 1: These are the answers the people want to know. I 197 00:11:47,800 --> 00:11:51,400 Speaker 1: was six years old. I was the last part of 198 00:11:51,440 --> 00:11:54,559 Speaker 1: their act for about ten months and then I retired. 199 00:11:54,720 --> 00:11:58,280 Speaker 1: It was an emotional ceremony where I ended my reign. 200 00:11:58,360 --> 00:12:03,679 Speaker 1: And entertainment act was five minutes long. It consisted of 201 00:12:04,000 --> 00:12:10,679 Speaker 1: Impressions Howard Cosell conducting interviews with Muhammad Ali WC. Fields. 202 00:12:11,480 --> 00:12:15,319 Speaker 1: This was very topical humor at the time, nineteen seventy five, 203 00:12:16,040 --> 00:12:19,559 Speaker 1: and my parents dressed me in a three piece suit. 204 00:12:20,400 --> 00:12:26,840 Speaker 1: Three piece suit. Social Services came to our apartment about 205 00:12:26,880 --> 00:12:29,880 Speaker 1: six months afterwards to question my parents as to whether 206 00:12:29,960 --> 00:12:31,560 Speaker 1: or not they were putting me on the right track 207 00:12:32,000 --> 00:12:36,000 Speaker 1: for life success. They say, he can find everything on YouTube. 208 00:12:36,559 --> 00:12:39,559 Speaker 1: There is no amount of money I wouldn't pay to 209 00:12:39,600 --> 00:12:42,439 Speaker 1: see six year old Iron Eagle in his three piece 210 00:12:42,480 --> 00:12:45,480 Speaker 1: suit doing his five minute act. Then I mentioned it 211 00:12:45,520 --> 00:12:50,600 Speaker 1: was brown, The suit was brown, and dan last part 212 00:12:51,600 --> 00:12:56,800 Speaker 1: I killed Iyan's dad. Jack Eagle started a famous Super 213 00:12:56,840 --> 00:12:59,960 Speaker 1: Bowl commercial in the nineteen seventies. He played a month 214 00:13:00,559 --> 00:13:04,079 Speaker 1: brother Dominic who was assigned to make five hundred copies 215 00:13:04,120 --> 00:13:08,040 Speaker 1: of a handwritten document. After sneaking away from the monastery 216 00:13:08,240 --> 00:13:11,680 Speaker 1: to use a xerox copy machine, he returns quickly with 217 00:13:11,760 --> 00:13:15,400 Speaker 1: a giant stack of copies, and a fellow monk says 218 00:13:16,120 --> 00:13:19,120 Speaker 1: it's a miracle. It was voted one of the top 219 00:13:19,160 --> 00:13:22,960 Speaker 1: ten Super Bowl commercials of all time. The Bengals Booth 220 00:13:22,960 --> 00:13:27,360 Speaker 1: podcast is presented by Bengals Picks and Ultimate Bengals. They're 221 00:13:27,400 --> 00:13:31,400 Speaker 1: free to play with tickets and sign merchandise up for grabs. 222 00:13:31,840 --> 00:13:36,080 Speaker 1: Find both inside the Bengals app. The Bengals players and 223 00:13:36,120 --> 00:13:38,480 Speaker 1: coaches met with a media on Wednesday, and I felt 224 00:13:38,480 --> 00:13:40,880 Speaker 1: like a time machine had taken me to Green Bay 225 00:13:40,920 --> 00:13:44,720 Speaker 1: in twenty fourteen when the Packers started the season one 226 00:13:44,760 --> 00:13:49,079 Speaker 1: and two and Aaron Rodgers said five letters for everybody 227 00:13:49,080 --> 00:13:52,839 Speaker 1: out there in Packer Land R E L a X 228 00:13:53,320 --> 00:13:57,520 Speaker 1: Relax Rogers and the Packers backed it up by finishing 229 00:13:57,559 --> 00:14:01,720 Speaker 1: that season twelve and four. Well. Joe Burrow has a 230 00:14:01,800 --> 00:14:05,400 Speaker 1: similar message for Bengals fans after two straight losses to 231 00:14:05,440 --> 00:14:10,440 Speaker 1: begin the season, everyone is frustrated, but like I said, 232 00:14:10,440 --> 00:14:13,600 Speaker 1: we're not panicking. Two games in, we got fifteen games left. 233 00:14:14,160 --> 00:14:17,679 Speaker 1: Let's all just take a deep breath and relax. We're 234 00:14:17,720 --> 00:14:19,640 Speaker 1: gonna be fine. We got to go out and play 235 00:14:19,640 --> 00:14:22,360 Speaker 1: well this week and get a win. Can't go down 236 00:14:22,760 --> 00:14:25,320 Speaker 1: oh and three, But like I said, we're not panicking. 237 00:14:25,320 --> 00:14:27,720 Speaker 1: We're focused on one week at a time, so we're 238 00:14:27,720 --> 00:14:30,600 Speaker 1: gonna go out there and get our best shot this week. 239 00:14:30,640 --> 00:14:32,320 Speaker 1: We're gonna have a great game plan, we're gonna execute 240 00:14:32,320 --> 00:14:35,680 Speaker 1: it well, and we've got great players, great coaches, understand 241 00:14:35,880 --> 00:14:38,080 Speaker 1: our plan and know what we need to do to 242 00:14:38,120 --> 00:14:39,880 Speaker 1: fix it. We did it last year. We were in 243 00:14:39,920 --> 00:14:43,280 Speaker 1: here talking about the same exact stuff several times last 244 00:14:43,360 --> 00:14:46,240 Speaker 1: year and everyone saw how it worked out. So now 245 00:14:46,440 --> 00:14:49,680 Speaker 1: we're focused on getting it right, getting better. But like 246 00:14:49,760 --> 00:14:52,000 Speaker 1: I said, no panic, a lot of urgency, but no panic. 247 00:14:53,040 --> 00:14:56,000 Speaker 1: Clearly that no panic message came from the top is 248 00:14:56,160 --> 00:15:01,960 Speaker 1: Zach Taylor made nearly identical comments since the panic from others, 249 00:15:02,000 --> 00:15:04,200 Speaker 1: and that's just not what's happening for us. So I 250 00:15:04,240 --> 00:15:06,400 Speaker 1: think sometimes it's the easiest thing to say just to 251 00:15:06,400 --> 00:15:08,880 Speaker 1: tell everybody to calm down. We're okay, We're a good 252 00:15:08,880 --> 00:15:11,280 Speaker 1: football team. We'll get to where we need to be, 253 00:15:11,640 --> 00:15:14,880 Speaker 1: and it's just about going and having a great Wednesday. 254 00:15:14,880 --> 00:15:18,280 Speaker 1: That's really what we are focused on today. Having tremendous energy, 255 00:15:18,800 --> 00:15:21,240 Speaker 1: understanding the plan, asking questions of the plan, going out 256 00:15:21,280 --> 00:15:23,440 Speaker 1: there and having our best Wednesday we can possibly have. 257 00:15:23,960 --> 00:15:25,480 Speaker 1: To put ourself in a great position to go have 258 00:15:25,480 --> 00:15:28,760 Speaker 1: a great Thursday and continue to piggyback on that and 259 00:15:28,880 --> 00:15:31,680 Speaker 1: just gain some momentum, find our first win, and then 260 00:15:31,960 --> 00:15:33,880 Speaker 1: take a deep breath and continue to get the ball roll. 261 00:15:34,800 --> 00:15:36,920 Speaker 1: If you go back to last season and don't count 262 00:15:36,960 --> 00:15:40,040 Speaker 1: the regular season finale where coach Taylor rested his starters. 263 00:15:40,360 --> 00:15:43,280 Speaker 1: The bengals last seven games have come down to the 264 00:15:43,320 --> 00:15:47,480 Speaker 1: final minute before the Super Bowl. Last second interceptions and 265 00:15:47,560 --> 00:15:50,560 Speaker 1: dramatic field goals allowed the Bengals to win, but in 266 00:15:50,600 --> 00:15:53,040 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl. In the first two games of this year, 267 00:15:53,440 --> 00:15:56,600 Speaker 1: the defense played well but could not get a stop 268 00:15:56,600 --> 00:15:58,720 Speaker 1: when the game was on the line, and the other 269 00:15:58,800 --> 00:16:05,040 Speaker 1: team won romatic fashion. I discussed it with Dave Lapham. 270 00:16:05,400 --> 00:16:08,240 Speaker 1: For the sake of two plays, they could be two 271 00:16:08,280 --> 00:16:11,360 Speaker 1: and oh literally one playing either game, and they're two 272 00:16:11,360 --> 00:16:14,840 Speaker 1: and o. And the truth is they still would have 273 00:16:14,840 --> 00:16:17,840 Speaker 1: the problems that they have to rectify, but it's a 274 00:16:17,920 --> 00:16:20,280 Speaker 1: much easier pill to swallow when you're two and oh 275 00:16:20,640 --> 00:16:23,800 Speaker 1: as opposed to oh and two. And that's the problem, 276 00:16:23,800 --> 00:16:26,280 Speaker 1: and that that's why everybody's like, oh my gosh, this 277 00:16:26,440 --> 00:16:30,040 Speaker 1: guy's following what's going on, because the expectations after finishing 278 00:16:30,040 --> 00:16:33,040 Speaker 1: the way they finished. But like you described, Dan, they 279 00:16:33,040 --> 00:16:35,440 Speaker 1: were winning games down the stretch and through the playoffs 280 00:16:35,480 --> 00:16:38,040 Speaker 1: this way, but they were finishing them. They were the 281 00:16:38,040 --> 00:16:40,160 Speaker 1: ones kicking the game winning field goals instead of the 282 00:16:40,200 --> 00:16:43,360 Speaker 1: other team kicking game winning field goals against them. It's 283 00:16:43,440 --> 00:16:46,840 Speaker 1: just a fine line. It's razor thin. And when you 284 00:16:46,920 --> 00:16:49,120 Speaker 1: when you kind of tightrote that kind of a line, 285 00:16:49,600 --> 00:16:52,480 Speaker 1: you know this kind of thing can take place. There's 286 00:16:52,520 --> 00:16:54,840 Speaker 1: there's no two ways about it. That is life in 287 00:16:54,880 --> 00:16:59,040 Speaker 1: the National Football League. Life in the NFL also includes injuries, 288 00:16:59,080 --> 00:17:01,040 Speaker 1: and we learned and when day the tight end Drew 289 00:17:01,120 --> 00:17:04,000 Speaker 1: Sample is going to have knee surgery and will be 290 00:17:04,000 --> 00:17:07,120 Speaker 1: out of action for months, if not the entire year. 291 00:17:07,760 --> 00:17:10,639 Speaker 1: Devin Asiassi, who has claimed off waivers from New England 292 00:17:10,720 --> 00:17:13,200 Speaker 1: just before the start of the season, is expected to 293 00:17:13,280 --> 00:17:17,000 Speaker 1: join Hayden Hurst and Mitchell Wilcox as the Bengals active 294 00:17:17,040 --> 00:17:20,919 Speaker 1: tight ends. One of Drew Sample's strengths is blocking, and 295 00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:22,760 Speaker 1: when he left the game in Dallas, one of the 296 00:17:22,800 --> 00:17:26,040 Speaker 1: guys who helped fill his role was running back samaj 297 00:17:26,240 --> 00:17:29,000 Speaker 1: p Ryan. In fact, if you watched the two point 298 00:17:29,000 --> 00:17:32,600 Speaker 1: conversion passed the Tyler boyd p Rhyan wound up having 299 00:17:32,640 --> 00:17:36,679 Speaker 1: to block Cowboys star Micah Parsons one on one and 300 00:17:36,840 --> 00:17:40,400 Speaker 1: handled him like he was an all Pro tackle. That's 301 00:17:40,400 --> 00:17:42,399 Speaker 1: not why you called the play to match up a 302 00:17:42,480 --> 00:17:44,679 Speaker 1: running back on Michael Parsons. I promise you that you know, 303 00:17:44,880 --> 00:17:46,159 Speaker 1: a guy can line up on the left side of 304 00:17:46,160 --> 00:17:48,040 Speaker 1: the entirety of the drive and then all of a 305 00:17:48,080 --> 00:17:49,840 Speaker 1: sudden be on the right and you just got to 306 00:17:49,840 --> 00:17:51,439 Speaker 1: call the protection the way you want to call it, 307 00:17:52,760 --> 00:17:55,879 Speaker 1: trying to trying to help everybody there, and just the 308 00:17:55,880 --> 00:17:58,000 Speaker 1: way he worked out. He lined up outside samaj and 309 00:17:58,040 --> 00:18:00,480 Speaker 1: Smage did a great job holding him off. Refit in 310 00:18:00,520 --> 00:18:04,919 Speaker 1: his hands. So that's just what he veteran player like 311 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:08,560 Speaker 1: him brings the table. Smage did not practice that, you know, 312 00:18:08,600 --> 00:18:11,959 Speaker 1: that was devas rue Sample and Hayden and Somaje get 313 00:18:12,000 --> 00:18:14,040 Speaker 1: stornto the fire he's got at halftime or in the 314 00:18:14,080 --> 00:18:16,800 Speaker 1: O two package and do a good job executing a 315 00:18:16,880 --> 00:18:18,440 Speaker 1: unique play down there in the goal line that was 316 00:18:18,480 --> 00:18:21,280 Speaker 1: really just meant for inside the three and steps up 317 00:18:21,320 --> 00:18:23,880 Speaker 1: does it initially maybe lined up wrong, but but got 318 00:18:23,880 --> 00:18:26,159 Speaker 1: it fixed, tightened down. There was a little concern there 319 00:18:26,160 --> 00:18:28,840 Speaker 1: for a moment, lines up right and then and then 320 00:18:28,880 --> 00:18:31,240 Speaker 1: just blocks his tail off for you know, five seconds 321 00:18:31,280 --> 00:18:33,560 Speaker 1: or whatever it seemed like, and allowed for us to 322 00:18:33,560 --> 00:18:36,879 Speaker 1: tie the game. I talked to p Ryan about that block, 323 00:18:37,240 --> 00:18:40,320 Speaker 1: the team Z and two start and the final offensive 324 00:18:40,320 --> 00:18:44,400 Speaker 1: play of the Super Bowl this week? Let's start with 325 00:18:44,440 --> 00:18:47,879 Speaker 1: the two point conversion last week against the Dallas Cowboys. 326 00:18:47,920 --> 00:18:51,920 Speaker 1: You have the assignment of blocking Micah Parsons one on 327 00:18:51,920 --> 00:18:54,560 Speaker 1: one and did a great job. Gave Joe plenty of 328 00:18:54,600 --> 00:18:57,800 Speaker 1: time to throw that ball. Describe that process when you 329 00:18:57,840 --> 00:19:00,239 Speaker 1: know that you're matched up against that guy, You've got 330 00:19:00,280 --> 00:19:03,679 Speaker 1: to keep them away from your quarterback blocking this ninety 331 00:19:03,680 --> 00:19:08,520 Speaker 1: percent effort and ten percent technique. So just gave everything 332 00:19:08,560 --> 00:19:11,840 Speaker 1: that I had and came out on the winning side 333 00:19:11,840 --> 00:19:15,680 Speaker 1: of it. How does that satisfaction compared to a big 334 00:19:15,720 --> 00:19:19,360 Speaker 1: play with the ball? A big player is a big 335 00:19:19,359 --> 00:19:22,919 Speaker 1: play where it's blocking, whether it's uh, you actually doing it, 336 00:19:23,000 --> 00:19:26,439 Speaker 1: so you know the the end result is what we 337 00:19:26,480 --> 00:19:28,840 Speaker 1: wanted it to be. So I can never complain about that. 338 00:19:29,480 --> 00:19:32,119 Speaker 1: Do you consider blocking to be one of your strengths? 339 00:19:32,800 --> 00:19:36,879 Speaker 1: I take pride in it, So you know, to be 340 00:19:37,000 --> 00:19:40,679 Speaker 1: able to block block an elite player like that for 341 00:19:41,720 --> 00:19:43,800 Speaker 1: as long as I did, you know it was it 342 00:19:43,880 --> 00:19:46,560 Speaker 1: was a definite win for me. Was that enjoyable to 343 00:19:46,560 --> 00:19:49,640 Speaker 1: see again? When you guys watch tape on Monday? I mean, 344 00:19:49,680 --> 00:19:52,119 Speaker 1: I guess it was cool that they showed it, but 345 00:19:52,280 --> 00:19:54,600 Speaker 1: you know, it was just the end of the day, 346 00:19:54,640 --> 00:19:56,560 Speaker 1: it's just me, you know, doing whatever I have to 347 00:19:56,600 --> 00:19:58,280 Speaker 1: do to help the team be in position to win 348 00:19:58,359 --> 00:20:01,560 Speaker 1: a game. We're visiting the my JP Ryan. The team 349 00:20:01,560 --> 00:20:03,720 Speaker 1: has dropped the first two games and walk off field 350 00:20:03,720 --> 00:20:06,560 Speaker 1: goals of fifty plus yards. How much of a gut 351 00:20:06,560 --> 00:20:09,440 Speaker 1: punch has that been? Um, you never want to lose, 352 00:20:09,440 --> 00:20:12,680 Speaker 1: whether it's getting blown out or whether it's like you said, 353 00:20:12,720 --> 00:20:16,639 Speaker 1: walk off field goals. So it's unfortunate, but you know, 354 00:20:16,680 --> 00:20:18,320 Speaker 1: we know what kind of team we have. We just 355 00:20:18,359 --> 00:20:22,159 Speaker 1: have to continue to come together and uh, you know, 356 00:20:22,280 --> 00:20:24,480 Speaker 1: we've got to start faster. You know, these past two 357 00:20:24,520 --> 00:20:26,600 Speaker 1: games we haven't started as fast we were like, so 358 00:20:27,119 --> 00:20:29,280 Speaker 1: you know, we just have to come out and and 359 00:20:29,440 --> 00:20:33,120 Speaker 1: start fast and finish faster because we know now we're 360 00:20:33,119 --> 00:20:35,480 Speaker 1: gonna get everyone's best shot. You know, there's no more 361 00:20:35,840 --> 00:20:38,000 Speaker 1: looking over the Bengals, there's no more circling the Bengals 362 00:20:38,000 --> 00:20:39,600 Speaker 1: and all. Yet this is a for sure win. Now 363 00:20:39,720 --> 00:20:41,679 Speaker 1: we're the team that everyone wants to beat, So we 364 00:20:41,720 --> 00:20:44,320 Speaker 1: have to come out and and act like it. You know, 365 00:20:44,400 --> 00:20:47,399 Speaker 1: these past two games we haven't we haven't started like 366 00:20:47,440 --> 00:20:49,760 Speaker 1: we wanted too, so you know, we just have to 367 00:20:49,800 --> 00:20:53,320 Speaker 1: continue to put our heads down and grind and just 368 00:20:53,400 --> 00:20:55,720 Speaker 1: trusting each other and you know, things will start coming 369 00:20:55,720 --> 00:20:59,639 Speaker 1: together for us. Other than talking about it and emphasizing it, 370 00:20:59,680 --> 00:21:03,160 Speaker 1: is there any way to try to create a better start, 371 00:21:03,160 --> 00:21:06,679 Speaker 1: a faster start, Uh, just not play behind the chains. 372 00:21:07,400 --> 00:21:11,280 Speaker 1: You know, we've had penalties, we had breakdown protections, whatever 373 00:21:11,280 --> 00:21:14,440 Speaker 1: it is. We've always just just found a way to 374 00:21:14,480 --> 00:21:16,600 Speaker 1: shoot ourselves in the foot. And we just have to 375 00:21:16,600 --> 00:21:20,719 Speaker 1: be you know, more sound and starts in practice. You know, 376 00:21:20,800 --> 00:21:23,040 Speaker 1: we have to we have to continue to put together 377 00:21:23,200 --> 00:21:26,399 Speaker 1: great practices. We can't go out and have okay practices 378 00:21:26,560 --> 00:21:29,919 Speaker 1: or good practices. We have to consistently have great practices 379 00:21:29,960 --> 00:21:32,120 Speaker 1: because you know, like I said, we're gonna get everyone's 380 00:21:32,160 --> 00:21:34,919 Speaker 1: best shot, and we have to match and exceed that 381 00:21:34,960 --> 00:21:38,480 Speaker 1: intensity weekend and week out. Is the intensity different after 382 00:21:38,520 --> 00:21:40,960 Speaker 1: you lose a couple in a row. I feel like 383 00:21:41,080 --> 00:21:44,240 Speaker 1: it's up to us to set that intensity. Like the 384 00:21:44,320 --> 00:21:46,879 Speaker 1: coaches aren't going to be able to do it, you know, 385 00:21:46,920 --> 00:21:48,439 Speaker 1: whoever else is going to be able to. We have 386 00:21:48,520 --> 00:21:52,919 Speaker 1: to go out and be intentional about technique and you know, 387 00:21:53,080 --> 00:21:55,040 Speaker 1: being on top of things. If someone messes up, we 388 00:21:55,080 --> 00:21:57,360 Speaker 1: have to redo it and that's gonna come to come 389 00:21:57,400 --> 00:21:58,720 Speaker 1: from us, because at the end of the day, we're 390 00:21:58,720 --> 00:22:00,560 Speaker 1: the ones out there, We're the ones who have to play. 391 00:22:00,600 --> 00:22:02,879 Speaker 1: So you know, we're really gonna have to step up 392 00:22:03,359 --> 00:22:06,800 Speaker 1: and just be intentional about the little things, because that's 393 00:22:07,119 --> 00:22:09,280 Speaker 1: what it always comes down to, you know, whether it's 394 00:22:09,440 --> 00:22:12,000 Speaker 1: a little twitch and a false start, or you know, 395 00:22:12,119 --> 00:22:13,879 Speaker 1: someone doesn't get the right call. We just have to 396 00:22:13,880 --> 00:22:16,560 Speaker 1: be intentional about the little things, all right. A couple 397 00:22:16,600 --> 00:22:19,080 Speaker 1: more questions for some I JP Ryan. You celebrated a 398 00:22:19,119 --> 00:22:22,800 Speaker 1: birthday last week, happy twenty seventh, and the Bengal social 399 00:22:22,800 --> 00:22:26,080 Speaker 1: media team did something that I found hysterical. They created 400 00:22:26,160 --> 00:22:29,720 Speaker 1: a Sami jp Ryan filter so that as your teammates 401 00:22:29,720 --> 00:22:32,119 Speaker 1: went to wish you a happy birthday, they looked like 402 00:22:32,200 --> 00:22:35,760 Speaker 1: you no hair and a big beard. Well, what was 403 00:22:35,760 --> 00:22:39,040 Speaker 1: your reaction to the sma jp Ryan filter. It was 404 00:22:40,320 --> 00:22:45,520 Speaker 1: definitely interesting. I've never seen anything like that before. It 405 00:22:45,720 --> 00:22:49,760 Speaker 1: definitely caught me off guard, but little school and you know, 406 00:22:49,800 --> 00:22:53,360 Speaker 1: I enjoyed it and got a good laugh out of it, 407 00:22:53,400 --> 00:22:57,480 Speaker 1: but you know, it was it was interesting for sure. 408 00:22:58,720 --> 00:23:01,200 Speaker 1: Sam Hubbard was my person a favorite in the som 409 00:23:01,359 --> 00:23:05,240 Speaker 1: jp Ryan filter. Did you have one I would say 410 00:23:05,320 --> 00:23:09,000 Speaker 1: either Sam Archito, those two they got caught off guard. 411 00:23:09,040 --> 00:23:11,760 Speaker 1: The most I would say that was it was pretty funny. 412 00:23:11,920 --> 00:23:14,280 Speaker 1: It was good stuff, all right. Final question. I haven't 413 00:23:14,320 --> 00:23:16,320 Speaker 1: had a chance to ask you this since the Super 414 00:23:16,320 --> 00:23:20,080 Speaker 1: Bowl final offensive play. Joe's getting hit by Aaron Donald. 415 00:23:20,119 --> 00:23:22,879 Speaker 1: He kind of shot puts one in your direction that 416 00:23:23,040 --> 00:23:26,000 Speaker 1: looked uncatchable from the TV angle. But was it close? 417 00:23:26,200 --> 00:23:30,879 Speaker 1: Was it tantalizingly, you know, hanging in the air. I 418 00:23:31,040 --> 00:23:35,680 Speaker 1: feel like if it was in the air for another 419 00:23:35,840 --> 00:23:40,920 Speaker 1: half a second, it would have been close. And I've 420 00:23:40,960 --> 00:23:44,040 Speaker 1: seen everyone, Oh yeah, if you would have no, you 421 00:23:44,080 --> 00:23:45,760 Speaker 1: would have caught it. If you would have did this, 422 00:23:45,840 --> 00:23:48,000 Speaker 1: you would have caught it. But it's like if you 423 00:23:48,040 --> 00:23:50,959 Speaker 1: weren't there, and if you weren't in that position, like, 424 00:23:51,480 --> 00:23:53,640 Speaker 1: how you gonna tell me what I could have done? 425 00:23:54,280 --> 00:23:57,640 Speaker 1: And even if I would have caught it, I still 426 00:23:57,680 --> 00:23:59,600 Speaker 1: wouldn't have got the first down, so it wouldn't have 427 00:23:59,640 --> 00:24:06,439 Speaker 1: mattered in the first place. But you know, I watched it, 428 00:24:06,560 --> 00:24:10,040 Speaker 1: watched it again, thought about all the different things, talk 429 00:24:10,119 --> 00:24:14,479 Speaker 1: to coaches, you know about if they saw something different, 430 00:24:14,680 --> 00:24:16,800 Speaker 1: and everyone here is on the same page. So I've 431 00:24:16,840 --> 00:24:19,600 Speaker 1: moved on from it. You know, I haven't given any 432 00:24:19,640 --> 00:24:22,520 Speaker 1: second thought because I know if I do, it's just 433 00:24:22,640 --> 00:24:25,800 Speaker 1: gonna it's just gonna, you know, eat at me. And 434 00:24:26,359 --> 00:24:27,840 Speaker 1: I ain't got no time for that. You know. We 435 00:24:27,920 --> 00:24:29,600 Speaker 1: have to go out and trying to get back there, 436 00:24:29,760 --> 00:24:33,560 Speaker 1: and that starts with, you know, getting our first win 437 00:24:33,640 --> 00:24:36,720 Speaker 1: of the season. I appreciate your time, thank you very much, 438 00:24:36,720 --> 00:24:38,800 Speaker 1: and best of luck against the Jets. I appreciate it. 439 00:24:38,880 --> 00:24:43,120 Speaker 1: Thank you. Sabaj is averaged four point six yards per 440 00:24:43,160 --> 00:24:47,520 Speaker 1: carry since joining the Bengals in twenty nineteen. 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L 450 00:25:21,400 --> 00:25:24,160 Speaker 1: Collins had a tough time against Michael Parsons last week 451 00:25:24,480 --> 00:25:27,879 Speaker 1: and did not practice on Wednesday due to a sore back. 452 00:25:28,440 --> 00:25:32,359 Speaker 1: Here's Dave Lapham. He basically missed training him with the 453 00:25:32,400 --> 00:25:37,680 Speaker 1: back probably, and honestly he has struggled because he's gone 454 00:25:37,720 --> 00:25:41,760 Speaker 1: against two really outstanding edge rush guys. All you have 455 00:25:41,840 --> 00:25:44,120 Speaker 1: is t J. Watt Defensive Player of the Year in 456 00:25:44,160 --> 00:25:47,040 Speaker 1: week one, and then in week two he had a 457 00:25:47,040 --> 00:25:49,880 Speaker 1: guy who was runner up. He was the defensive Rookie 458 00:25:49,960 --> 00:25:52,320 Speaker 1: of the Year and runner up to t J. Watt 459 00:25:52,640 --> 00:25:56,000 Speaker 1: as Defensive Player of the Year, Michael Michael Parsons. And 460 00:25:56,160 --> 00:26:00,800 Speaker 1: you know, it's like, that's pretty good tannem to start 461 00:26:00,840 --> 00:26:04,760 Speaker 1: out with. But honestly, I'm wondering his bet. He looks 462 00:26:04,800 --> 00:26:07,520 Speaker 1: to me like he's a little stiff, you know, like 463 00:26:07,600 --> 00:26:11,359 Speaker 1: he's not as fluid as as he probably will be 464 00:26:12,000 --> 00:26:15,000 Speaker 1: as he takes more and more snaps. But they are 465 00:26:15,000 --> 00:26:19,840 Speaker 1: gonna monitor how much they work him. I mean, obviously 466 00:26:20,040 --> 00:26:23,600 Speaker 1: the back, it's it's I don't I'm not sure how 467 00:26:23,680 --> 00:26:26,320 Speaker 1: much who knows. The only one that knows is LC. 468 00:26:27,359 --> 00:26:29,879 Speaker 1: How much pain is there? There's probably some, but I 469 00:26:29,960 --> 00:26:33,280 Speaker 1: think stiffness is a big issue. And uh, in watching 470 00:26:33,320 --> 00:26:35,600 Speaker 1: them move, it looks that looks to be the case 471 00:26:35,640 --> 00:26:38,920 Speaker 1: a little bit. I still think though, that this guy 472 00:26:39,040 --> 00:26:41,720 Speaker 1: is a powerful man that can run, block and dry block. 473 00:26:42,440 --> 00:26:46,080 Speaker 1: I would I would not think it would be a 474 00:26:46,119 --> 00:26:49,760 Speaker 1: bad concept to let him do that against the New 475 00:26:49,800 --> 00:26:51,919 Speaker 1: York Jets. Let him come off the line of scrimmage, 476 00:26:52,320 --> 00:26:55,159 Speaker 1: knock people backwards, knock him down, try to get that 477 00:26:55,240 --> 00:26:58,960 Speaker 1: running game going. And you know, honestly, Joe Mixon, Joe 478 00:26:59,000 --> 00:27:02,000 Speaker 1: Mixon leads the National Football League and carries and touches, 479 00:27:02,640 --> 00:27:05,520 Speaker 1: so they are It's not like they're okay, we're not 480 00:27:05,520 --> 00:27:07,520 Speaker 1: We're not getting the ball to Jill Mixon. They're giving 481 00:27:07,600 --> 00:27:12,040 Speaker 1: him plenty of opportunities, but players aren't being executed by 482 00:27:12,080 --> 00:27:16,159 Speaker 1: all eleven guys regularly enough for him to put up 483 00:27:16,320 --> 00:27:20,040 Speaker 1: significant yards. He's eleventh in the league in rushing with 484 00:27:20,200 --> 00:27:23,600 Speaker 1: the most carries, you know, in the league. So it 485 00:27:23,680 --> 00:27:25,919 Speaker 1: can all get better, There's no doubt about it. And 486 00:27:27,040 --> 00:27:29,560 Speaker 1: I'd like to see alc just come, you know, let 487 00:27:29,600 --> 00:27:31,840 Speaker 1: him be a road grader at that right tackle position 488 00:27:31,840 --> 00:27:35,200 Speaker 1: in the running game. The Bengals addressed the offensive line 489 00:27:35,200 --> 00:27:38,880 Speaker 1: by signing three proven free agents and drafting Cordell Volson, 490 00:27:39,200 --> 00:27:42,119 Speaker 1: but so far, the results have him been great. I 491 00:27:42,240 --> 00:27:45,520 Speaker 1: ask Lap if he's seen anything that gives him hope 492 00:27:45,760 --> 00:27:49,040 Speaker 1: that the line will eventually be as good as anticipated. 493 00:27:49,960 --> 00:27:55,240 Speaker 1: I honestly think that the interior center and guards, particularly 494 00:27:55,240 --> 00:27:57,520 Speaker 1: in this last game, I thought they played pretty decently 495 00:27:57,560 --> 00:27:59,960 Speaker 1: as a group. Now the problems came on the edge, 496 00:28:00,040 --> 00:28:02,879 Speaker 1: and Michael Parsons was the biggest problem on the edge. 497 00:28:03,280 --> 00:28:05,200 Speaker 1: But in the opening he had t. J. Watton Heads 498 00:28:05,240 --> 00:28:09,400 Speaker 1: high Smith, who both were issues on the edge. So 499 00:28:10,400 --> 00:28:14,000 Speaker 1: I think once that starts getting solidified, you know, it's 500 00:28:14,040 --> 00:28:16,640 Speaker 1: like five playing is one. That's what you have to have. 501 00:28:17,080 --> 00:28:20,040 Speaker 1: Film only got three playing as one or four playing 502 00:28:20,080 --> 00:28:23,000 Speaker 1: as one. It's just it's not going to work. So 503 00:28:24,040 --> 00:28:29,359 Speaker 1: you know, to me, it's all about unlocking a running game. 504 00:28:29,840 --> 00:28:33,320 Speaker 1: A running game would be a cure all because the 505 00:28:33,400 --> 00:28:37,200 Speaker 1: offensive line would start to be the aggressor instead of 506 00:28:37,400 --> 00:28:43,200 Speaker 1: retreating and trying to give ground grudgingly and counteract everything. 507 00:28:43,960 --> 00:28:48,240 Speaker 1: You know, instead of a counterattack, you're attacking, and it's 508 00:28:48,280 --> 00:28:50,640 Speaker 1: a it's a much different mindset, There's no two ways 509 00:28:50,640 --> 00:28:54,600 Speaker 1: about it. So I think if you get them coming 510 00:28:54,640 --> 00:28:57,760 Speaker 1: off the line of scrimmage, you get h you know, 511 00:28:57,920 --> 00:29:00,720 Speaker 1: Joe Mixon into the second and third level of a 512 00:29:00,800 --> 00:29:03,680 Speaker 1: defense punishing people a little bit, then you can mix 513 00:29:03,760 --> 00:29:07,800 Speaker 1: in play action pass and then everything opens up. It 514 00:29:07,840 --> 00:29:10,200 Speaker 1: all opens up. So I'd like to see Joe Barrow 515 00:29:10,280 --> 00:29:14,360 Speaker 1: under center, run that football and then play action pass 516 00:29:14,400 --> 00:29:16,800 Speaker 1: off of it with Joe under center more than they've 517 00:29:16,840 --> 00:29:19,720 Speaker 1: been doing, you know, I think it has to. You 518 00:29:19,760 --> 00:29:23,040 Speaker 1: have to go back almost to not square one, but 519 00:29:23,080 --> 00:29:27,000 Speaker 1: you have to go back a little bit and say, 520 00:29:27,480 --> 00:29:32,880 Speaker 1: let's simplify, let's let's not overload anybody with too much mentally, 521 00:29:33,120 --> 00:29:37,120 Speaker 1: because that's another problem they've had is communication breakdown. You know, 522 00:29:37,240 --> 00:29:41,560 Speaker 1: Drew Sample and LC had a communication problem that allowed 523 00:29:42,080 --> 00:29:45,800 Speaker 1: Parsons just to come untouched. You know, I mean Michael 524 00:29:45,840 --> 00:29:49,200 Speaker 1: Parsons number eleven. You you got to have at least one, 525 00:29:49,720 --> 00:29:53,240 Speaker 1: maybe two, maybe three on them, not none, not none, 526 00:29:54,040 --> 00:29:57,920 Speaker 1: and that uh you know that miscommunications and issues. So again, 527 00:29:58,160 --> 00:30:03,080 Speaker 1: what what it is is the Bengals bottom line, have 528 00:30:03,160 --> 00:30:06,520 Speaker 1: to take themselves off their schedule. They have to do 529 00:30:06,560 --> 00:30:08,600 Speaker 1: what they did last week in terms of not turning 530 00:30:08,600 --> 00:30:10,960 Speaker 1: the ball over and get it off of the opponent. 531 00:30:11,640 --> 00:30:13,840 Speaker 1: And they got one, but they could have gotten four. 532 00:30:14,880 --> 00:30:17,280 Speaker 1: But that was an improvement from minus five. There's no 533 00:30:17,280 --> 00:30:20,720 Speaker 1: doubt about that. Now you have to curtail the penalty problem, 534 00:30:21,440 --> 00:30:27,080 Speaker 1: and you know, and then communicate, recognize, communicate properly. So 535 00:30:27,600 --> 00:30:32,120 Speaker 1: it's all self destruction stuff. And you know, self destruction. 536 00:30:32,960 --> 00:30:35,400 Speaker 1: You're your own worst enemy. You're a bigger enemy than 537 00:30:35,440 --> 00:30:38,640 Speaker 1: your opponent. You take yourself officer schedule, you get a chance. 538 00:30:39,800 --> 00:30:41,880 Speaker 1: The Bengals are currently tied for last in the league 539 00:30:41,880 --> 00:30:45,360 Speaker 1: in turnover margin at minus four, with the Indianapolis Colts 540 00:30:45,720 --> 00:30:49,360 Speaker 1: another team still looking for its first win. The Bengals 541 00:30:49,360 --> 00:30:51,680 Speaker 1: Booth podcast is brought to you by pay Corps. More 542 00:30:51,720 --> 00:30:55,360 Speaker 1: than twenty nine thousand customers trust pay Corps to help 543 00:30:55,400 --> 00:31:00,440 Speaker 1: them recruit, pay, engage, and retain employees. Learn more at 544 00:31:00,440 --> 00:31:04,040 Speaker 1: paycorps dot com. Time for a closer look at this 545 00:31:04,080 --> 00:31:07,080 Speaker 1: week's opponent. The New York Jets have not gone to 546 00:31:07,080 --> 00:31:09,880 Speaker 1: the playoffs in the last eleven years, a stretch that's 547 00:31:09,880 --> 00:31:13,640 Speaker 1: featured four head coaches and four gms. But over the 548 00:31:13,720 --> 00:31:16,920 Speaker 1: last two years they've been the league's third biggest spender 549 00:31:16,960 --> 00:31:19,520 Speaker 1: in free agency, and they've had a bunch of high 550 00:31:19,600 --> 00:31:24,200 Speaker 1: draft picks, including three first rounders this year. Rich Samini, 551 00:31:24,240 --> 00:31:27,400 Speaker 1: who covers the Jets for ESPN, joined Lapping me on 552 00:31:27,440 --> 00:31:30,240 Speaker 1: Wednesday night as we hosted the Bengals Game Plan Show 553 00:31:30,520 --> 00:31:34,600 Speaker 1: from Patrick Sports Bar and Grill. I do think they're 554 00:31:34,640 --> 00:31:36,480 Speaker 1: on the right track. You know, they have a lot 555 00:31:36,520 --> 00:31:39,520 Speaker 1: of young talent on the team, starting with the young 556 00:31:39,600 --> 00:31:42,640 Speaker 1: quarterback who obviously won't play this week but could be 557 00:31:42,640 --> 00:31:45,960 Speaker 1: back next week. You saw Garret Wilson against Cleveland just 558 00:31:46,040 --> 00:31:49,040 Speaker 1: have a huge game with a couple of touchdowns. So 559 00:31:49,080 --> 00:31:52,280 Speaker 1: they are building something I don't I don't know how 560 00:31:52,320 --> 00:31:54,480 Speaker 1: long it's going to take. If you ask a Jets fan, 561 00:31:55,000 --> 00:31:57,640 Speaker 1: they feel like this has been happening since, you know, 562 00:31:57,680 --> 00:32:01,480 Speaker 1: the Jurassic era, because it seems like a perpetual rebuild. 563 00:32:01,840 --> 00:32:04,440 Speaker 1: But I do think there are some signs of progress. 564 00:32:06,240 --> 00:32:11,120 Speaker 1: What about what about defensively? Rich, I know, offensively got 565 00:32:11,120 --> 00:32:15,280 Speaker 1: some weapons. Defensively, they've been built through the draft and 566 00:32:15,440 --> 00:32:19,520 Speaker 1: also free agency. What's the defensive improvement look like in 567 00:32:19,560 --> 00:32:24,600 Speaker 1: your eyes? Yeah, they have a lot of younger players 568 00:32:24,640 --> 00:32:28,200 Speaker 1: as well, including you guys know him well. Saws Gardener 569 00:32:28,240 --> 00:32:32,560 Speaker 1: from Cincinnati is starting. He's playing pretty well so far 570 00:32:32,600 --> 00:32:35,200 Speaker 1: as a rookie. He has a really bright future. They're 571 00:32:35,320 --> 00:32:38,240 Speaker 1: very high on him, and so it's a new look secondary. 572 00:32:38,280 --> 00:32:40,520 Speaker 1: They have three new starters in the secondary, and they 573 00:32:40,600 --> 00:32:44,440 Speaker 1: have had some miscommunications last couple of first couple of games, 574 00:32:44,480 --> 00:32:47,000 Speaker 1: they've given up a touchdown in each game where they 575 00:32:47,040 --> 00:32:49,720 Speaker 1: had a blown coverage in the secondary, So they're going 576 00:32:49,760 --> 00:32:52,680 Speaker 1: through some growing pains back there. They have a really 577 00:32:53,440 --> 00:32:56,960 Speaker 1: good deep defensive line. They go about eight or nine 578 00:32:57,040 --> 00:32:59,520 Speaker 1: deep on the defensive line. Now the results have not 579 00:32:59,600 --> 00:33:03,680 Speaker 1: been there. They only have two sacks with the defensive 580 00:33:03,720 --> 00:33:05,800 Speaker 1: line has only two sacks right now. I know they're 581 00:33:05,800 --> 00:33:10,320 Speaker 1: disappointed with that. That includes Carl Lawson, obviously a familiar 582 00:33:10,360 --> 00:33:14,840 Speaker 1: face to Bengals fans, coming back from a devastating achilles injury. 583 00:33:14,840 --> 00:33:17,200 Speaker 1: I don't think he's back one hundred percent yet. He's 584 00:33:17,200 --> 00:33:20,320 Speaker 1: going through some skipping off some of the rust, so 585 00:33:20,360 --> 00:33:22,320 Speaker 1: I think he'll get better as the season goes on. 586 00:33:22,360 --> 00:33:25,360 Speaker 1: So I think this defense has not played up to 587 00:33:25,440 --> 00:33:28,560 Speaker 1: its potential yet, but you know, I still think they're 588 00:33:28,600 --> 00:33:33,440 Speaker 1: growing into it. ESPN's Rich Samini is our guest. The 589 00:33:33,520 --> 00:33:36,080 Speaker 1: fact that the Jets only have a couple of sacks 590 00:33:36,520 --> 00:33:40,320 Speaker 1: is well received by the Bengals fans here at Patrick 591 00:33:40,440 --> 00:33:43,760 Speaker 1: Sports Bar and Grills. Since Cincinnati has surrendered thirteen right 592 00:33:43,880 --> 00:33:46,600 Speaker 1: in the first two weeks. But what about pressure? Sometimes 593 00:33:46,920 --> 00:33:50,600 Speaker 1: the sack stats can be a little deceiving. Teams are 594 00:33:50,640 --> 00:33:53,840 Speaker 1: still pressuring the quarterback hitting the quarterback. Is that deep 595 00:33:53,880 --> 00:33:57,120 Speaker 1: defensive line at least applying a decent amount of pressure? 596 00:33:58,480 --> 00:34:00,480 Speaker 1: As a very good question, Dan, and I wish I 597 00:34:00,520 --> 00:34:04,080 Speaker 1: could give you like a great answer, like a positive answer, 598 00:34:04,080 --> 00:34:06,520 Speaker 1: But the fact is, no, they have not been generating 599 00:34:06,520 --> 00:34:10,239 Speaker 1: a lot of pressure either. I checked all their analytics 600 00:34:10,239 --> 00:34:13,600 Speaker 1: stats and the pressure numbers are down as well, and 601 00:34:14,280 --> 00:34:17,160 Speaker 1: so they just haven't been producing. They openly admit that 602 00:34:17,239 --> 00:34:20,520 Speaker 1: they just haven't been really clicking as a defensive line yet. 603 00:34:20,520 --> 00:34:23,240 Speaker 1: I will say that they're well aware of the thirteen 604 00:34:23,280 --> 00:34:25,319 Speaker 1: sacks or Joe Burrow. In fact, I was talking to 605 00:34:25,360 --> 00:34:29,320 Speaker 1: a couple of them today and Sheldon Rankin's their defensive tackle. 606 00:34:29,520 --> 00:34:32,200 Speaker 1: I asked them, you excited to face Joe Burrow? And 607 00:34:32,320 --> 00:34:34,680 Speaker 1: his eyes kind of lit up, and he goes, absolutely, 608 00:34:35,080 --> 00:34:37,960 Speaker 1: Whenever you face a team that's given up that many sacks, 609 00:34:38,000 --> 00:34:39,680 Speaker 1: of course you want to play them, he goes. So 610 00:34:39,719 --> 00:34:42,839 Speaker 1: we're kind of licking our chops right now. So it's 611 00:34:42,840 --> 00:34:46,080 Speaker 1: an interesting matchup. You got the two sack jets versus 612 00:34:46,120 --> 00:34:50,279 Speaker 1: the thirteen stack allowed Bengals, something's got to give. As 613 00:34:50,280 --> 00:34:54,759 Speaker 1: they say, Joe Flacco not your typical backup quarterback. I 614 00:34:54,760 --> 00:34:57,400 Speaker 1: mean a guy who was MVP of a Super Bowl 615 00:34:57,440 --> 00:35:03,160 Speaker 1: winning team and who fifth in yards throwne for over 616 00:35:03,239 --> 00:35:06,680 Speaker 1: forty two thousand close to forty three thousand yards, fifth 617 00:35:06,680 --> 00:35:11,680 Speaker 1: among active quarterbacks, turning thirty two touchdown passes, sixth amongst 618 00:35:11,960 --> 00:35:15,759 Speaker 1: active quarterbacks in the rally that he had in the 619 00:35:15,800 --> 00:35:19,200 Speaker 1: final two minutes, but three of his five touchdown passes 620 00:35:19,440 --> 00:35:21,279 Speaker 1: have come in the final two minutes of the first 621 00:35:21,320 --> 00:35:25,279 Speaker 1: two football games. That's that's almost unbelievable. It's almost unheard of. 622 00:35:25,360 --> 00:35:27,719 Speaker 1: I don't think there's another quarterback in the league that 623 00:35:27,760 --> 00:35:32,359 Speaker 1: has more than one. Yeah, it's been a strange two 624 00:35:32,440 --> 00:35:35,080 Speaker 1: weeks for Joe Blaco. If you if you pulled Jet 625 00:35:35,200 --> 00:35:39,200 Speaker 1: fans after the opening loss to Baltimore, they wanted him gone. 626 00:35:39,440 --> 00:35:42,240 Speaker 1: I mean they wanted Mike White back in the lineup. 627 00:35:42,600 --> 00:35:46,120 Speaker 1: Bengal fans, of course will not fomly remember Mike White 628 00:35:46,160 --> 00:35:49,359 Speaker 1: from last year, but they wanted White in. They were 629 00:35:49,440 --> 00:35:52,399 Speaker 1: done with Blaco, they thought he was just washed up. 630 00:35:52,960 --> 00:35:55,279 Speaker 1: And now those things. Fans have a different tune this 631 00:35:55,400 --> 00:35:58,319 Speaker 1: week because Joe played great. It was the first Jet 632 00:35:58,400 --> 00:36:01,560 Speaker 1: quarterback in twenty years to have three hundred yards passing 633 00:36:01,560 --> 00:36:04,000 Speaker 1: and four touchdowns in a game. Gotta go all the 634 00:36:04,040 --> 00:36:07,480 Speaker 1: way back to Vinny Testaverty for that. And so you 635 00:36:07,520 --> 00:36:10,319 Speaker 1: know he had he had a fantastic two minutes. I mean, 636 00:36:10,360 --> 00:36:12,400 Speaker 1: he just was on fire in the last two minutes 637 00:36:12,920 --> 00:36:15,879 Speaker 1: of Sunday's game and he will you know, obviously he's 638 00:36:15,880 --> 00:36:18,080 Speaker 1: going to start again this week. And it's funny just 639 00:36:18,120 --> 00:36:21,600 Speaker 1: how the wins that dipted in New York on Joe 640 00:36:21,640 --> 00:36:25,600 Speaker 1: Flacco rich My final question has to do with c 641 00:36:25,840 --> 00:36:29,840 Speaker 1: j Uzama finally remembered for his time in Cincinnati. I 642 00:36:29,880 --> 00:36:32,600 Speaker 1: think Bengals fans were bummed when he wound up signing 643 00:36:32,600 --> 00:36:34,960 Speaker 1: with the Jets, but understood why he got a big 644 00:36:34,960 --> 00:36:38,120 Speaker 1: contract from the Jets. I looked at Week one, didn't 645 00:36:38,160 --> 00:36:40,760 Speaker 1: have a target in a game where Flacco completed thirty 646 00:36:40,840 --> 00:36:44,520 Speaker 1: nine passes, didn't have that many snaps in comparison to 647 00:36:44,520 --> 00:36:47,200 Speaker 1: Tyler Conklin. I know he was out last week with 648 00:36:47,239 --> 00:36:51,480 Speaker 1: a hamstring injury, but if healthy, is he the number 649 00:36:51,560 --> 00:36:54,040 Speaker 1: two tight end? What is the deal with c j 650 00:36:54,200 --> 00:36:57,480 Speaker 1: Uzama right now with the Jets. Yeah, that's a very 651 00:36:57,520 --> 00:37:00,600 Speaker 1: interesting case because obviously the big contract I think I 652 00:37:00,600 --> 00:37:03,080 Speaker 1: think it's like eight or nine million a year, and 653 00:37:04,600 --> 00:37:07,799 Speaker 1: he had like twenty three snaps in the opener, no targets. 654 00:37:08,560 --> 00:37:10,680 Speaker 1: I talked to him after the game. I mean he 655 00:37:10,680 --> 00:37:14,319 Speaker 1: seemed a little frustrated by it. Tyler Conklin has been 656 00:37:14,360 --> 00:37:18,239 Speaker 1: their number one receiver. When they're in eleven personnel with 657 00:37:18,760 --> 00:37:21,160 Speaker 1: one back and one tight end and three receivers, it's 658 00:37:21,200 --> 00:37:25,120 Speaker 1: Tyler Conklin. Conklin has been there receiving tight end, So 659 00:37:25,200 --> 00:37:28,000 Speaker 1: I think they see TJ as really more of a 660 00:37:28,040 --> 00:37:32,000 Speaker 1: blocker and when they're in twelve personnel. So I don't 661 00:37:32,040 --> 00:37:34,759 Speaker 1: know if that's the role he envisioned when he signed here, 662 00:37:35,239 --> 00:37:37,719 Speaker 1: but I think that's the role they have planned for him. 663 00:37:38,120 --> 00:37:40,560 Speaker 1: And I do think he will play this week. He 664 00:37:41,080 --> 00:37:43,480 Speaker 1: missed last week with the hamstring, but he did practice 665 00:37:43,520 --> 00:37:47,000 Speaker 1: today limited, and you have to believe he wants to 666 00:37:47,040 --> 00:37:50,080 Speaker 1: play his former team, so I think things are trending 667 00:37:50,160 --> 00:37:53,840 Speaker 1: in that direction for him to play. On Sunday. You 668 00:37:53,920 --> 00:37:57,360 Speaker 1: mentioned the game against the Jets. Mike White a quarterback. 669 00:37:57,880 --> 00:38:00,520 Speaker 1: I remember him checking the ball down to run backs 670 00:38:00,520 --> 00:38:04,920 Speaker 1: and them running forever after catch, and Lewis Rumo addressed 671 00:38:04,920 --> 00:38:07,279 Speaker 1: it today and said, you know, that gave too much 672 00:38:07,360 --> 00:38:09,680 Speaker 1: space to the running backs. You know, didn't press up 673 00:38:10,520 --> 00:38:13,000 Speaker 1: close enough on the reception of the football, and that 674 00:38:13,120 --> 00:38:16,120 Speaker 1: was a big issue. And I'm looking at Flacco and 675 00:38:16,200 --> 00:38:19,640 Speaker 1: the way he's utilizing his running backs. The running backs 676 00:38:19,640 --> 00:38:23,200 Speaker 1: have twenty catches already tied for most in the NFL 677 00:38:23,560 --> 00:38:26,080 Speaker 1: as a position group at running back, one hundred and 678 00:38:26,080 --> 00:38:30,560 Speaker 1: eighteen receiving yards eleventh in the NFL. Joe Flacco, I mean, 679 00:38:30,600 --> 00:38:32,719 Speaker 1: it's almost like an extension of the ground game the 680 00:38:32,719 --> 00:38:35,560 Speaker 1: way he looks to be utilizing those running backs checking 681 00:38:35,560 --> 00:38:39,920 Speaker 1: it down to him, doesn't it Absolutely It's a great point, 682 00:38:39,960 --> 00:38:42,200 Speaker 1: you know, but Joe has been just throwing a lot. 683 00:38:42,239 --> 00:38:45,040 Speaker 1: You know, he's got one hundred and three pass attempts 684 00:38:45,080 --> 00:38:48,640 Speaker 1: in two games. And I checked on that. That is 685 00:38:49,200 --> 00:38:52,120 Speaker 1: at the astounding for any quarterback, let alone a thirty 686 00:38:52,200 --> 00:38:54,160 Speaker 1: seven year old guy. It really doesn't move too well. 687 00:38:55,080 --> 00:38:58,239 Speaker 1: It's like it's the second most for the first two 688 00:38:58,320 --> 00:39:01,279 Speaker 1: games in the Super Bowl era. The only guy who's 689 00:39:01,280 --> 00:39:03,000 Speaker 1: thrown it more in the first two games it was 690 00:39:03,080 --> 00:39:06,919 Speaker 1: Brian's Sight had like one hundred and ten attempts way 691 00:39:06,920 --> 00:39:09,160 Speaker 1: back in the early eighties, and so I think the 692 00:39:09,280 --> 00:39:11,759 Speaker 1: Jets really want to lower that. Obviously, they don't want 693 00:39:11,760 --> 00:39:15,680 Speaker 1: to put Flacco in harm's way that many times a game, 694 00:39:16,160 --> 00:39:18,279 Speaker 1: and so he does throw to the back. He likes 695 00:39:18,320 --> 00:39:20,600 Speaker 1: to spread it around. Look, he's a smart quarterback. He's 696 00:39:20,640 --> 00:39:23,160 Speaker 1: won a Super Bowl and he knows where to go 697 00:39:23,200 --> 00:39:25,160 Speaker 1: with the football. Now, did he get it out all 698 00:39:25,160 --> 00:39:28,560 Speaker 1: the time? No? Can he escape a pass rush No, 699 00:39:29,239 --> 00:39:31,640 Speaker 1: So if the Bengals get pressure on him, they're liable 700 00:39:31,680 --> 00:39:34,160 Speaker 1: to attack him or force him into a bad decision. 701 00:39:34,239 --> 00:39:37,359 Speaker 1: But he knows when he has time. He's still an 702 00:39:37,360 --> 00:39:41,920 Speaker 1: effective quarterback. Joe Flacco started twenty games against the Bengals 703 00:39:41,920 --> 00:39:44,640 Speaker 1: when he was still in Baltimore. The Bengals went eleven 704 00:39:44,680 --> 00:39:47,080 Speaker 1: and nine in those games, and Flacco had a passer 705 00:39:47,160 --> 00:39:50,920 Speaker 1: rating in the low seventies. Sunday's game kicks off at 706 00:39:50,920 --> 00:39:54,400 Speaker 1: one o'clock. Our pregame coverage will begin at eleven thirty am. 707 00:39:55,000 --> 00:39:57,799 Speaker 1: Before I wrap things up, here's an invitation to join 708 00:39:57,960 --> 00:40:00,880 Speaker 1: us at the Wings and Rings Beach model location for 709 00:40:00,920 --> 00:40:03,759 Speaker 1: the Bengals pep rally show this Friday from three to six. 710 00:40:04,239 --> 00:40:06,960 Speaker 1: Special Teams Captain Michael Thomas will join us in the 711 00:40:07,000 --> 00:40:10,600 Speaker 1: final hour, and we'll have plenty of giveaways throughout the show. 712 00:40:11,280 --> 00:40:12,840 Speaker 1: That's going to do it. 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